Lorraine Hough

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Reflections on the University of Cumbrias
Curriculum Response to Every Child Matters /
Youth Matters Inter-professional
teaching,inter-professional learning Alan
Smith, Senior LecturerYouth Community
Development
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• What did ECM / YM mean for us-
• Health / Social Work Behavioural
  SciencesEducation / Teacher TrainingApplied,
  Humanities Social Sciences
• (All 3 faculties have programmes that fit)
• What did we think we should be doing-
• Multi-professional learningCreating the space
  for debateInstitutional / cultural change
  Every Student Matters

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Achievements and Actions (1)

• Designed and delivered a Level One module for3
  separate audiences- current students (600
  registered so far)- current employees (349
  registered so far)- childrens workforce (335
  registered so far)
• Course Portfolio Development and subsequent
  institutional challenges CAT-rating, modular
  structures etc
• Invitation to deliver to 3 local authorities and
  2voluntary sector providers
• Engagement with regional workforce reform /
  development groups

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ECM100 - The Childrens Workforce

• Aim of the module
• To support individuals and agencies to implement
  the ECM/YM agenda in their workplace.
• Intended Learning Outcomes
• By the end of the module participants will
• 1. Understand the history/overview of ECM/YM
  agenda
• 2. Be able to apply this knowledge to their work
  setting or community context
• 3. Understand different roles and
  responsibilities associated with ECM/YM practice
• 4. Be able to consider their (organisations)
  effectiveness in relation to the five ECM/YM
  outcomes
• 5. Be able to identify how they might contribute
  to their organisations implementation of the
  ECM/YM agenda

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ECM100 - The Childrens Workforce

• Indicative Module Content
• Historical context of ECM/YM agenda
• ECM/YM aims and intentions
• Inter-agency/ inter disciplinary roles in ECM/YM
• Working as part of an inter-disciplinary team
• Organisations and their potential to respond to
  meet the expectations of the ECM/YM agenda
• Action planning to manage change in an
  organisation
• Course delivery model
• Session One - The history of ECM / YM
• Overview of key themes
• Session Two - The Common Assessment Framework
  (CAF) and Integrated Working (IW)
• Session Three - Making a difference ECM / YM in
  the workplace

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• Building on strengths / positives
• Undergraduate and Post-Qualifying opportunities
• Foundation-level courses
• Future Proofing Excellence in Childrens
  Services notECM / YM
• Cross-faculty development, writing, recruitment
  and delivery
• Obstacles
• Institutional systems which require ownership
  of QA, Recruitmentand producing materials etc
• Module credit-rating (15 / 20 etc)
• Non-transferable credit (Professional courses
  lack flexibility)
• Level of study / level of participants
• Future challenges / opportunities
• Dont use ECM / YM to drive institutional change,
  even when ithighlights the need
• Continually changing policy and practice context
  (keeping updated)
• Recently qualified students and CPD opportunities
• Opportunity to critically engage with the agenda
  - credibility

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For further information

• Please contact
• Alan Smith, Senior Lecturer
• University of Cumbria
• School of Applied Social Sciences
• Bowerham Road
• Lancaster
• LA1 3JD
• email alan.smith_at_cumbria.ac.uk